Abiah
the Lord is my father
NET Glossary: Array
NET Glossary: Array
Abia [nave]
ABIA1. Called also Abijah, chief of the twenty-four courses of priests, 1 Chr. 24:10; Neh. 12:4; Luke 1:5.
2. King of Judah. See: Abijam.
Abia [ebd]
my father is the Lord, the Greek form of Abijah, or Abijam (Matt. 1:7), instead of Abiah (1 Chr. 7:8). In Luke 1:5, the name refers to the head of the eighth of the twenty-four courses into which David divided the priests (1 Chr. 24:10).
ABIA; ABIAH [isbe]
ABIA; ABIAH - a-bi'-a, a-bi'-ah: Variants for ABIJAH; which see.
